gamification certification level 2 practicum: reach out lakota
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Gamification Certification
Level 2 PracticumBonnie Meinking
July 2014
Non-Profit Organization Overview
Reach Out Lakota (ROL)
Established in 1992
Located in West Chester, OH (suburb of Cincinnati)
http://reachoutlakota.org/
Provides food and clothing assistance for residents in the
Lakota School District.
Partners with local churches to provide additional meal
assistance and job skills training.
Additional outreach programs:
Thanksgiving baskets
Adopt-a-Child Christmas program
Back-to-School program.
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Gamification Summary:
“You’re Hired!”
Many clients at ROL speak English as a second language
and do not have a lot of experience in obtaining a job.
Through a local partner church, ROL clients can now
participate in free English as a Second Occupational
Language (ESOL) training.
My idea is to develop a game that enables a client to
experience a simulated situation of obtaining a job – from
locating potential work opportunities through the application
process and subsequently, completing the interview.
Successful completion = You’re Hired!
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Game Types:
Simulation / Discovery
A player selects one of three
environments:
Construction and Landscape
Fast Food
Retail and Grocery
At every level, each environment
visually immerses the player into
the experience, with a variety of
“hotspots” available to initiate
optional challenges that add more
points to their score.
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Game Types:
Grand Challenges
In each environment, there are
four main challenges:
Locating new opportunities
Completing the Job Application
Preparing for the Interview
The Interview
Once a challenge is completed,
the player receives a “badge” and
is promoted to the next level.
Also in the grand challenge are
optional tasks the player can
chose to complete for extra points.
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Game Types:
Rapid Feedback
Players receive points and badges
for completion of grand
challenges.
Optional tasks also provide
opportunities to earn extra points.
During the challenge, players
receive inspiring comments to help
encourage them to keep
competing.
A leaderboard is shown at the time
the player enters his/her login
credentials.
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Game Mechanics
Levels and Badges
Each grand challenge represents a level.
For completing each level, a badge is earned.
Additional badges can be earned by completing hidden tasks available in each environment.
Variable Rewards
The top score of each week receives credit for a snack of their choice on their next visit.
Different “optional tasks” are located in hidden hotspots throughout the game interface. Individuals need to search for these optional tasks in order to locate them and get additional points for their completion.
Players that earn at least one badge in the month are entered into a drawing for a gift certificate to a local grocery store.
Leaderboard / Competition
All player “nicknames” are identified on a leaderboard upon login.
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Example of Game Interface
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Additional Activities to Make it Fun
Upon initial login, players create a name and develop an avatar based on selecting from a set of predetermined features and builds, such as:
Gender
Race
Hair Color
Eye Color
Body Type
Clothes
In addition to the leaderboard, players who complete a challenge will receive special privileges from ROL such as:
One snack food of their choice for completing the “Job Application” challenge.
A new outfit for completing the “Preparing for the Job Interview” challenge.
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